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Why building a “new” Milwaukee economy matters to Wisconsin

When then Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson introduced the Wisconsin Works (W-2) proposal in November of 1994, he cited this principle…

Early in the postwar era, Wisconsin was not among the nation’s highest-taxed states, as measured by state and local taxes.1 Relative to personal income, Wisconsin’s tax burden flirted with the “top ten” during those years, but did not reach it. That changed in 1963 when the full effect of sales and income tax increases enacted

The 1990s were growth years for the United States and for Wisconsin. The Wisconsin economy added 461,748 jobs, growing by a remarkable 21 percent over the 1991-1999 period, far surpassing the U.S. growth rate of 13 percent. Unfortunately for some, growth was not uniform across all areas of the state. Employment in Brown County (Green

Over the next several years, there may be no more important issue in Wisconsin than the rebuilding of the Marquette Interchange

Work matters most

Who is leaving the state? Where are they going?

An examination of the implementation of competitive contracting and privatization by Wisconsin’s government

We know that in 1990 there were over 96,000 women on AFDC in Wisconsin. Today, there are less than 8,000.

Wisconsin’s Regional Employment Growth The Wisconsin economy in the 1990s benefited from the long period of growth experienced by the…

When NAFTA was ratified in 1994, we studied the issue an concluded it would benefit Wisconsin. Five years later, we examine our hypothesis and discover that NAFTA works.

A myth that continues to exist in the minds of the public and many a government regulator is the notion…

Inflated claims, meager results

Wisconsin’s state government turned 150 years old this year. Over that time, Wisconsin state government has grown from a few…

The Wisconsin Works (W-2) program has garnered substantial attention for revolutionizing expectations about the obligations of public assistance recipients. Less…

After languishing for 150 years in the backwash of economic development in the Green Bay area, the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin (hereinafter “the Tribe”) is experiencing its first generation of prosperity. The prosperity is the result of a bingo and casino gambling franchise, hard work, and a good location. The Tribe is using

By Sammis White, Ph.D. The Wisconsin economy has continued to generate new jobs. Aside from a modest slowdown in 1991-92,…

By Lawrence Mead, Ph.D. Between 1987, when Tommy Thompson took office as governor, and 1994, Wisconsin cut its welfare caseload…

By William Thompson, Ph.D., Ricardo Gazel, Dan Rickman A White Buffalo was born August 20, l994, on a farm outside of Janesville: a true White Buffalo, a sacred symbol for many Native Americans. The White Buffalo may be the reincarnated spirit of White Buffalo Calf Woman — who, according to legend, had come to Earth

By Richard Cebula According to a new set of projections, many industries in the state of Wisconsin are likely to benefit significantly over time from the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In the aggregate, over the next five years, as many as 3,300 jobs could be created in Wisconsin as a